日本将停产盒式磁带录像机

The last videocassette recorder (VCR) in Japan will be produced by the end of the month, according to the Nikkei newspaper.

 

据日经新闻报道，本月月底，日本将制造最后一台盒式磁带录像机（VCR）。

 

Funai Electric has been producing VHS-playing VCRs for 33 years, most recently in China for Sanyo.

 

But last year it sold just 750,000 units, down from a peak of 15 million a year, and has been finding it difficult to source the necessary parts.

 

VCRs were introduced in the 1970s but were superseded¹ by DVD technology.

 

Last year, Sony announced it would stop selling Betamax video cassettes - a rival to the VHS. VCRs were required to play or record such tapes.

 

It was 12 years ago that UK High Street retailer² Dixons decided³ to phase out the sale of VCRs due to the popularity of DVD players.

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